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im-PLAHNT/ɪmˈplɑːnt/

To implant is to put something into the body in a medical procedure, or to fix an idea in someone’s mind: implant a device, implant an idea. Insert (already in the dictionary) is everyday and physical; a rounded n in an abstract is still a methods fiction.

Meaning

To put something into the body in a medical procedure; also to fix an idea in someone’s mind.

Examples

• “Do not implant a rounded n in the abstract before the file is counted.”
• “Insert is already in this course (put inside). Inculcate is the idea twin. An abstract is a summary. A file is a count. Count first; then round the sentence.”

Good to know

Insert in the body, or fix an idea in the mind. Physical cousin: insert (already in the dictionary). A rounded abstract ≠ a count.

Near in meaning

insert

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